From Sixteen Candles to The Breakfast Club , the films of John Hughes are known for giving voice to the generation that came of age in the ’80s. They captured the social pressures and responsibilities that teens struggled against in high school, giving them permission to accept the messy reality of their lives and embrace the present. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , which was released in theaters nearly 40 years ago on June 11, 1986, was the epitome of all that. As Matthew Broderick memorably said in the title role: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

The movie follows Ferris Bueller, a kid who has his parents, and most everyone else, wrapped around his little finger. He has perfected the art of faking illness, and uses this sch

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